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| Turnout | 93.47% ( 1.09pp) | ||||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 5 April 1926. [1] The result was a victory for the ruling Christian-Social People's Party, which won 9 of the 15 seats in the Landtag. [2]
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Christian-Social People's Party | 9 | 0 | |||
| Progressive Citizens' Party | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 15 | 0 | |||
| Total votes | 2,090 | – | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,236 | 93.47 | |||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Vogt [3] | |||||
| Electoral district | Seats | Party | Seats won | Elected members | |
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| Oberland | 9 | Christian-Social People's Party | 9 |
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| Progressive Citizens' Party | 0 | – | |||
| Unterland | 6 | Progressive Citizens' Party | 6 |
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| Christian-Social People's Party | 0 | – | |||
| Source: Vogt [3] | |||||
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